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#241BB3

#241bb3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#241bb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 10.59% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.89% cyan, 84.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 243.55°, with 73.79% saturation and 40.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.0441

Complementary

  1. #241bb3
  2. #aab31b

Split complementary

  1. #241bb3
  2. #b3701b
  3. #5eb31b

Analogous

  1. #1b5eb3
  2. #241bb3
  3. #701bb3

Triadic

  1. #241bb3
  2. #b3241b
  3. #1bb324

Tetradic

  1. #241bb3
  2. #b31baa
  3. #aab31b
  4. #1bb324

Square

  1. #241bb3
  2. #b31b5e
  3. #aab31b
  4. #1bb370

Monochromatic

  1. #09072e
  2. #171171
  3. #241bb3
  4. #4339e1
  5. #827ceb

Shades

#241bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #241bb3
  2. #2018a1
  3. #1d168f
  4. #19137d
  5. #16106b
  6. #120e5a
  7. #0e0b48
  8. #0b0836
  9. #070524
  10. #040312
  11. #000000

Tints

#241bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #241bb3
  2. #3a32bb
  3. #5049c2
  4. #665fca
  5. #7c76d1
  6. #928dd9
  7. #a7a4e1
  8. #bdbbe8
  9. #d3d1f0
  10. #e9e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#241bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #241bb3
  2. #2d25ae
  3. #362fa9
  4. #4039a4
  5. #49439f
  6. #524e9a
  7. #5b5894
  8. #64628f
  9. #6e6c8a
  10. #777685
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33317d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-241bb3 {
  color: #241bb3;
}
Background
.bg-241bb3 {
  background-color: #241bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-241bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #241bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #241bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 27 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-241bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #241bb3, #701bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-241bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 27 179 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.69 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.02 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.38 #dbe44c Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#241bb3  rgb(36, 27, 179)  hsl(244, 74%, 40%)  Zaffre
#aab31b  rgb(170, 179, 27)  hsl(64, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b3241b  rgb(179, 36, 27)  hsl(4, 74%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1bb324  rgb(27, 179, 36)  hsl(124, 74%, 40%)  Kelly Green